Again,
my friends, I come to you with good cheers this Saturday afternoon. I know that
I have promised you updates on my life and all the happenings going on, but I
am afraid I might disappoint, but just a little. Work should start slowing down
and I should be back to my posts about love, life, and happiness. Until then I
would like to enlighten you with yet another book review. Today, I bring to you
a review of the book “Of Time and Place,” by B.R. Freemont. Sit back, grab your
hot cup of tea, and get ready to enjoy the workings of B.R. Freemont. Enjoy, my
friends.

As the global energy crisis of the 21st century wears on,
James Lindeman searches for answers – both for the country and for himself.

Working in the Federal Energy Department for the
iconoclastic and enigmatic Kate Hastings, James is at the center of a world of
political intrigue and personal conflicts. Unsure of whether he can go along
with Kate’s plans for the country (and for him), he is forced to steer his own
way through a maze of personal and professional problems.

When we meet James a few years later (through an
ingenious weaving of dual timelines), he is in Savannah, working as a
contractor for the government and debating the merits of a flirtatious college student
who lives in his boarding house.

Nimbly moving forward and backward through
James’s personal timeline,Of Time and Placeleads its readers
on a journey through the twists and turns of life in a kind of historical novel
of the future. From a tumultuous romance and marriage to a romantic spring in
Florence and the adversities along the way, James finds himself debating both
his own life and the feasibility of maintaining a viable US economy in the
mid-21st century.

Drawn from very real issues of global import,
and playing out in some of the most storied cities in the world,Of Time and Placewill
leave every reader pondering the future – and the present.

Review:

Being an optimist, this book was hard for me to
get in to at first. For the characters, it seems like they try and try again,
and never really succeed. I am all for working hard to get the outcomes that
you want, but the roadblock that these characters face seems daunting, more
specifically James. A lot of times, I was left questioning the hands that he was
dealt and what choices he was going to have to make. Don’t get me wrong; this
was something that made me warm up to the book. James, the main character, has
the hardest decisions. Attraction to one woman, married to another all the while
dealing with being in the center of political conspiracy. The fact that
everything somersaults off of James’s choices makes for suspense in the book
that made me want to keep reading on. The dual timelines was sometimes hard to
keep up with, but going into the book with the knowledge that there will be
this challenge, I must say that the author did a great job. I felt confused at
times, but I think it was supposed to make the reader feel like that because it
is coming directly from James and he himself was perplexed on what to do. The
suspense, love, uncertainties, and hardships make this great book to read on a
rainy day. This book will make you look at the choices and consequences in life
and ponder about the future, which will become the present time at some point.
Do we make the right decisions the first time around? What if we can’t ever go
back? How will the future play out? Of Time and Place deals with very real
issues and leaves you questioning some of the hardest things in life. This book
will leave you with the feeling of Hope, and to me, nothing beats hope. Well my
friends, cuddle up for a long afternoon of rain, reading and hope.

About
the Author:

B.R. Freemont was born in New York and has lived
in the Savannah area for over a decade. He holds a B.A. from Columbia and an
M.A. from New York University. During his business career, Freemont filled a
number of management assignments and briefly worked for government entities.

Over the years, his interests have included:
astronomy, domestic and foreign travel, dog breed club administration, wine
tasting, and avidly reading both fiction and non-fiction.